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crap out

verb — 7 senses

crap out

verb

Etymology From die-rolling in the game craps.

7 senses
  1. 1To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.
  2. 2To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down.
  3. 3To fail; to stop working.
  4. 4To blunder; to fail massively.
  5. 5To die; to collapse; to fall asleep.
  6. 6To idle or mess around.
  7. 7To give birth.
1

Gambling, Games To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.

2

Slang To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down.

  • He crapped out as soon as he was challenged.
3

Of a machine To fail; to stop working.

  • Darn, my car crapped out.
4

Slang To blunder; to fail massively.

  • The team crapped out in the second half.
5

Slang To die; to collapse; to fall asleep.

  • The old man crapped out.
6

Government, Military, Politics, War US, Slang To idle or mess around.

  • So, recruits fought sleep and slept in the hot classrooms while DIs caught up on their sleep by crapping out on their duty rack in full uniform.2002, Wesley L. Fox, Marine Rifleman: Forty-three Years in the Corps, page 104:
  • He planned on being done by the early afternoon and then crapping out for the rest of the day.2011, Guy Lennon, Knights of the State Department:
7

Derogatory, Slang, Vulgar To give birth.

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.